Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.

When playing board-games which involve quizzes etc, you will always know the answers to everyone else's set of questions but never your own.

Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

A friend to all is a friend to none

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

If you have no problems, then you have no clue to what is going.

It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?

The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.